Get Computer Name in C# without referencing Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll

Question

Is there any way, other than referencing the Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll (such as as below in .NET 3) to retrieve to Computer Name

new Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices.ServerComputer().Name

Answer 1

You can use System.Windows.Forms.dll and the SystemInformation class. You can also use System.Environment.MachineName or System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("COMPUTERNAME"). And if you're really devoted, you can make a P/Invoke into user32.dll to call the appropriate Win32 API.

Answer 2

Use System.Environment.MachineName.